cockatiel
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cock·a·tiel
also cock·a·teel (kŏk′ə-tēl′)n.
A small crested Australian parrot (Nymphicus hollandicus) having gray and yellow plumage.
[Dutch kaketielje, ultimately from Malay kakatua, cockatoo; see cockatoo.]
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cockatiel
(ˌkɒkəˈtiːl) orcockateel
n
(Animals) a crested Australian parrot, Leptolophus hollandicus, having a greyish-brown and yellow plumage
[C19: from Dutch kaketielje, from Portuguese cacatilha a little cockatoo, from cacatua cockatoo]
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cock•a•tiel
or cock•a•teel
(ˈkɒk əˌtil)n.
a crested Australian parrot, Nymphicus hollandicus.
[1875–80; < Dutch kaketielje < Portuguese cacatilha=cacat(ua) cockatoo + -ilha < Latin -illa diminutive suffix]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() parrot - usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds genus Nymphicus, Nymphicus - a genus of Psittacidae |
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